Perception and the way space is inhabited, directly impact my understanding of the world around me. In my work, they are altered, tweaked, inflated and compressed.

Working intuitively, I’m interested in how the subconscious comingles with the physical through recognition, observation and instinctive mark making. Inspired by nature, history and the spaces humans create for themselves, my paintings and constructions conflate place and structure with memory and perception. 

I draw upon the experiences of place and the tangible objects we see, make and hold on to, seeking to distill the perception of things down to their very essence. The slight angle of a tree trunk, a series of telephone lines, a slept in bed or a particular pattern of water current become communicators of emotion, feeling and experiential place.  My work is concerned with activating this space both in the painting and in the viewer.

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